Rearview Mirror: Hawaii Baptist Academy celebrates its 70th anniversary

By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser on February 15, 2019

By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser Posted on February 15, 2019

Hawaii Baptist Academy is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. It occupies three locations in Nuuanu. Read More

Rearview Mirror: Maile Room’s lunar-themed dinner was out of this world

By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser on February 8, 2019

By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser Posted on February 8, 2019

This week we take a culinary adventure to the moon and back. Fasten your seat belts. We’re blasting off. Read More

Rearview Mirror: Kahala’s former Maile Room’s lavash and other menu items wowed diners

By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser on February 1, 2019
• Updated on January 31, 2019 at 9:56 pm

By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser Posted on February 1, 2019
• Updated on January 31, 2019 at 9:56 pm

Recently, Freddy Rodriguez asked about the Maile Room restaurant that used to be at the Kahala hotel. Read More

Rearview Mirror: Retired chaplain recalls growing up in Keawe Camp on Maui

By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser on January 25, 2019
• Updated on January 25, 2019 at 12:59 am

By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser Posted on January 25, 2019
• Updated on January 25, 2019 at 12:59 am

I met Kiyo Itokazu recently. He was in the first graduating class at Hawaii Baptist Academy, which I’ll be writing about next month. Read More

Rearview Mirror: Looking back at what previously occupied well-known sites

By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser on January 18, 2019

By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser Posted on January 18, 2019

In many of the columns I write, I go back in time and write about what was on a particular spot before the organization that’s there today. Read More

Rearview Mirror: Sidewalk inscription and bygone restaurants pique interest

By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser on January 11, 2019
• Updated on January 10, 2019 at 10:35 pm

By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser Posted on January 11, 2019
• Updated on January 10, 2019 at 10:35 pm

It’s been a while since I opened my mailbag and responded to reader inquiries. Read More

Rearview Mirror: Stepping back 100 years in Hawaii

By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser on January 4, 2019
• Updated on January 9, 2019 at 9:29 pm

By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser Posted on January 4, 2019
• Updated on January 9, 2019 at 9:29 pm

Welcome to 2019! I know. You’re not ready. So let’s take it slooooow. Let’s take a trip back to 1919. What was it like to live in Hawaii 100 years ago? Read More

Rearview Mirror: Recognizing this year’s outstanding characters

Bob Sigall on December 28, 2018
• Updated on December 28, 2018 at 12:29 am

Bob Sigall Posted on December 28, 2018
• Updated on December 28, 2018 at 12:29 am

Every year at this time I review my Rearview Mirror columns from the past 12 months and award those men and women who have made outstanding contributions to the islands in their lifetimes. Read More

Rearview Mirror: Look back at 2018 features mascots, music and more

By Bob Sigall on December 21, 2018
• Updated on December 20, 2018 at 11:11 pm

By Bob Sigall Posted on December 21, 2018
• Updated on December 20, 2018 at 11:11 pm

Writing this column is always a process of discovery for me. I look into something and, to my delight, often learn many things I didn’t know before. Read More

Rearview Mirror: Stories learned in 2018 include schools and 2 dogs

By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser on December 14, 2018
• Updated on December 13, 2018 at 11:21 pm

By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser Posted on December 14, 2018
• Updated on December 13, 2018 at 11:21 pm

Each year at this time, I look back at my last 12 months of columns for some of the things I learned in the year. Rearview Mirror is often a process of discovery for me, as well as my readers. In December I like to review the year and some of my favorite stories. Read More

Rearview Mirror: Pearl Harbor pilot overcame 500 bullet holes in his plane

By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser on December 7, 2018
• Updated on December 6, 2018 at 11:27 pm

By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser Posted on December 7, 2018
• Updated on December 6, 2018 at 11:27 pm

In April I wrote about two pilots who took off and engaged the attacking Japanese Zeros on Dec. 7, 1941. Read More

Rearview Mirror: Sorry, wrong Wong dishes, and the creation of the ‘Numbah One Day of Christmas’ song

By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser on November 30, 2018
• Updated on November 29, 2018 at 10:23 pm

By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser Posted on November 30, 2018
• Updated on November 29, 2018 at 10:23 pm

Since it’s the holidays, I thought I’d write about some seasonal stories. Ho ho ho. Read More

Rearview Mirror: A drive-in down memory lane

By Bob Sigall on November 23, 2018
• Updated on November 22, 2018 at 10:15 pm

By Bob Sigall Posted on November 23, 2018
• Updated on November 22, 2018 at 10:15 pm

I’m approaching my 400th Rearview Mirror column (Dec. 7). The columns that have gotten the most comments and emails have been about restaurants and drive-ins that were open when many of my readers were teenagers. Here are some of the latest stories I’ve received about those. Read More

Rearview Mirror: St. Louis Alumni Association clubhouse featured Mariota’s ‘NFL Draft Party’

By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser on November 16, 2018
• Updated on November 16, 2018 at 1:17 am

By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser Posted on November 16, 2018
• Updated on November 16, 2018 at 1:17 am

Classmates at Saint Louis School remain close all their lives after graduating. One reason for that might be that they have their own clubhouse in Moiliili. Read More

Rearview Mirror: Escape by isle resident among WWI’s centennial stories

By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser on November 9, 2018
• Updated on November 9, 2018 at 12:51 am

By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser Posted on November 9, 2018
• Updated on November 9, 2018 at 12:51 am

The 100th anniversary of the end of World War I is Sunday. The impact of this “Great War”— as it was called at the time — in Hawaii was quite different from the Second World War. Read More

Rearview Mirror: Rumors about waitress who haunted Wako Tea House

By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser on November 2, 2018
• Updated on November 1, 2018 at 11:49 pm

By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser Posted on November 2, 2018
• Updated on November 1, 2018 at 11:49 pm

Since Halloween fell in the middle of the week, I thought I’d begin with a ghost story. Read More

Rearview Mirror: Female police officer was a trailblazer

By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser on October 26, 2018

By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser Posted on October 26, 2018

New Police Chief Susan Ballard spoke to my Honolulu Rotary club recently. She said she owed her position to a trail- blazing woman at the Honolulu Police Department named Lucile Abreu. Read More

Rearview Mirror: Some single-proprietor micro-businesses in Hawaii thrived in plantation homes

By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser on October 19, 2018
• Updated on October 18, 2018 at 10:20 pm

By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser Posted on October 19, 2018
• Updated on October 18, 2018 at 10:20 pm

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Rearview Mirror: From roller rink to nightclub, Dot’s has storied history in Wahiawa

By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser on October 12, 2018
• Updated on October 12, 2018 at 12:17 am

By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser Posted on October 12, 2018
• Updated on October 12, 2018 at 12:17 am

I’ve written about Wahiawa on several occasions this year. This time, I thought I’d write about one of its icons — Dot’s restaurant. Read More

Rearview Mirror: Hawaii features many places related to popular culture

By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser on October 5, 2018
• Updated on October 4, 2018 at 10:18 pm

By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser Posted on October 5, 2018
• Updated on October 4, 2018 at 10:18 pm

Three years ago, I wrote about company names that have an association with songs, movies and TV shows, such as the Yum Yum Tree, Rosie’s Cantina, Sweet Leilani and Blue Hawaii. Read More

Rearview Mirror: Readers write about renaming of Waikiki Shell, other topics

By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser on September 28, 2018
• Updated on September 27, 2018 at 10:05 pm

By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser Posted on September 28, 2018
• Updated on September 27, 2018 at 10:05 pm

Each week, I receive lots of questions or suggestions from readers. They had some interesting ideas recently, and I’ll write about them today. Read More

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